Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Jacanas (Jacanidae)

Code 4

NOJA

Code 6

JACSPI

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Dark brown to black.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Yellow wattle.
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 23-25 cm (9-10 in)
Weight: 79 g (2.8 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Red-brown
Upperparts: Red-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Slow flight with shallow flaps and glides. Wings held above head briefly upon landing.
Wingspan Range: 51 cm (20 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Red-brown
Under Tail: Red-brown
Leg Color: Gray-green

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